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Source Description
The carved grip of this dagger depicts the Old Testament story of the Sacrifice of Isaac.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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95956
label
Dagger
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dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
95956
contentType
object
title
Dagger
description
The carved grip of this dagger depicts the Old Testament story of the Sacrifice of Isaac.
date
early 1600s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779886
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.); Blade: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); Quillions: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
cul
Italy, early 17th Century
accession
1916.1696
Source extras
tec
steel and horn (associated grip and blade)
tombstone
Dagger, early 1600s. Italy, early 17th Century. Steel and horn (associated grip and blade); overall: 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.); blade: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); quillions: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1696
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour</em>. Vol. 3, <em>16th century</em>. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (119) 122
citation
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 222, I33; Reproduced: Plate XLVI, I33
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Helen Ives Gilchrist. <em>Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms and Armor</em>. 2d ed., 1948.
page_number
Reproduction: p. 48
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:09:48.385000
sourceId
95956
dept
Medieval Art
coll
MED - Arms & Armor
med
steel and horn (associated grip and blade)
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1
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0
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photo
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